Social support, coping, and psychological adjustment among caregivers of head-injured patients

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 609-624

  Blankfeld, Deborah F ^a   Holahan, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Coping strategies; Head injury; Psychological adjustment; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033412889     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908410753     Document Type: Article

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